The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History will host afternoon programs
by local amateur paleontologist Donald F. Johnson -- aka "The Fossil
Guy" – on four consecutive Saturday afternoons beginning Saturday,
March 8. The programs will take place at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. and in the lobby
of the Iowa Hall gallery in Macbride Hall on the UI campus.

The March 8 program will focus on “Tyrannosaurus Rex” and explore
such questions as: Was T-rex a scavenger, a hunter or both? Specimens available
for hands-on exploration will include a cast of a T-rex jaw, a cast of duckbill
dinosaur skin and a real T-rex tooth.

Other scheduled programs are: March 15, “Survivor Among the Mammals:
A battle between hyaenadon and hyracodon” (ancient hyena and ancient
rhino); March 22, “Become a Dinosaur Detective!” and March 29, “Prehistoric
Shark: . . . and you thought the Great White was dangerous!”

The programs are free and open to the public. For more information, call
Elizabeth Burdick-Romero, UI Museum of Natural History weekend manager, or
David Brenzel, program coordinator, at 319-335-0482 or 319-335-0480. Visit
the Museum Website at www.uiowa.edu/~nathist

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all UI-sponsored
events. Persons with disabilities who require an accommodation in order to
participate should contact the Museum of Natural History.